Founded in April 1995 and formerly the Shenzhen branch of Tsinghua University Institute of Architectural Design and Research, Tsinghua-Yuan Architectural Design Ltd. Shenzhen (TYAD) was restructured and transformed into a fully independent firm of limited liability in July 2000 pursuant to the needs of the building market. TYAD has been granted Class A licenses in both architectural design/engineering and urban planning by the Chinese Ministry of Housing and Construction (qualification number A144016751 and city planning serial number 121261 respectively). The scope of business covers architectural and engineering design, urban planning and related consultancy services, landscape architecture as well as interior design.

TYAD has a 500 strong staff, of which over 90 percent are professionals, inclusive more than 50 registered architects, planners and structural and MEP engineers. The firm is well equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to ensure design excellence. In adherence to Tsinghua University’s motto of Social Commitment and Self-Discipline, our staff has earned substantial client trust and social acclaim. From 1995 to 2012, TYAD has completed 1100 project designs with a total planning volume of 41.2 thousand hectares and total construction floor area of 90.4 million square meters. The firm has been awarded 102 design prizes at ministerial, provincial or municipal levels. Since the successful approval of ISO-9001 in 2002, the proper, smooth and effective implementation of this quality assurance measure has secured a 100% high quality satisfactory rate of design. The firm was also nominated as Outstanding Practice in the Survey and Design Sector of Shenzhen in 2005 and 2011 respectively.

TYAD is committed to provide professional services for ameliorating and improving people’s living conditions in face of rapid urbanization in China. In keeping with its traditional spirit of “rigor, diligence, honesty, and innovativeness”, and in observing the importance of culture and environment, the firm will ardently promote sustainability and engage ecological/energy efficient technologies in the future while continue to provide quality design product and services for our clients and for society in large.